Playa de las Americas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next couple of weeks for Playa de las Americas. Honestly, it’s a pretty quiet stretch. The swell is tiny, and the energy is just not there for anything meaningful. We’ve got a long run of small, weak waves coming up, so don’t get your hopes up for any barrels.

The first real chance to get wet looks like Friday morning, the 4th of September. It’s not much, but we’ll take it. There’s a tiny 2ft S swell rolling in with a 12-second period, giving us a combined energy of just 85. The wind is glassy from the NE, so the surface will be super clean. It’s the best of a very ordinary bunch, but it’s still just a cruisy, small-wave session for the log or a foamie. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

Saturday morning, the 5th, is similar. The swell drops to 1ft from the SSW, with 57 combined energy, but it’s glassy again with some clouds. A good time for a beginner to practice, but nothing exciting.

The rest of the first week, from Sunday the 6th through to Thursday the 10th, is a write-off. The swell is all over the place – NW, SSW – but it’s 1ft to 2ft at best, with a combined energy that never breaks 100. The wind is mostly cross-off or light, but the waves are just too small and weak to bother with. There’s a brief moment on Monday afternoon, the 7th, with a 2ft NW swell and offshore wind from the ESE, but it’s just not enough power.

The second week picks up a tiny bit, but it’s still a struggle. Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th have some 1ft SSW swell, but the energy is low (59 and 53 combined). The wind is cross-off, so it’s clean, but you’re hunting for ankle-biters. The best look in the whole period might be Sunday, the 14th of September. Monday morning has a 1ft NW swell with 55 combined energy and glassy conditions from the SSE. Then Monday afternoon gets even better: the same 1ft NNW swell, but the wind goes completely glassy and calm, with 60 combined energy. That’s the standout for the whole two weeks – a clean, glassy session on small, weak waves. It’s for the patient surfer.

After that, it’s back to the same story. Tuesday the 15th through Saturday the 19th of September just keeps delivering tiny, weak SSW swells with poor wind on the afternoons. The combined energy for most of these sessions is in the 30s and 40s. The setup is so marginal that if you’re looking for a thrill, this beach-and-reef setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. There’s a long gap of nothing worthwhile from the 6th to the 10th, and then again from the 15th onwards.

So, to sum it up: the only real highlight is Sunday the 14th, with a small but glassy and clean wave. Everything else is a flat spell. Don’t stress, though – it tends not to stay this poor for long here, and the forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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